Bruce Dohrenwend

Bruce P. Dohrenwend
Born
Bruce Philip Dohrenwend

(1927-07-26)July 26, 1927
DiedFebruary 4, 2025(2025-02-04) (aged 97)
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma mater
Known forPost-traumatic stress disorder
Spouse
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatric epidemiology
InstitutionsColumbia University, Mailman School of Public Health,New York State Psychiatric Institute

Bruce Philip Dohrenwend (July 26, 1927 – February 4, 2025) was an American social psychologist and psychiatric epidemiologist who documented the effects of stress and adversity on the development and course of psychopathology. He spent his entire career at the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University and the affiliated New York State Psychiatric Institute.